India’s Bhansali Engineering Polymers to expand ABS, SAN production

MUMBAI (ICIS)–India’s Bhansali Engineering Polymers Ltd (BEPL) plans to nearly double acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) capacity in the Rajasthan state to 145,000 tonnes/year in about two years.

The company signed an agreement with Toyo Engineering on the expansion from the current production capacity of 75,000 tonnes/year at Abu Road in the northwestern state.

The expanded capacity is expected to come on stream by March 2026, BEPL said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange on 12 January.

While BEPL has received government clearance for expanding its ABS capacity to 200,000 tonnes/year, it will initially expand capacity to 145,000 tonnes/year, it said.

The company has also got clearance to increase its styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) capacity at its Abu Road complex to 25,000 tonnes/year, more than triple its current annual capacity of 7,000 tonnes/year, it said.

At Satnoor in the central Madhya Pradesh state, BEPL’s high rubber graft (HRG) resin capacity will be expanded to 50,000 tonnes/year, also more than triple the current capacity of 15,000 tonnes/year.

HRG is used in the production of ABS, and the expansion of the HRG plant will allow the company to expand its ABS capacity, it said.

“The current domestic demand of ABS surpasses the supply,” the company said, adding that it expects increased production to meet the rise in domestic demand.

ABS is used in the consumer electronics and automotive sectors.